Best of Market, five Best New Product Awards presented at NY Home Textiles Market Week

NEW YORK — Five companies participating in Home Textiles Market Week here were presented with Best New Product Awards on Aug. 16, with Aalamwaar Textiles receiving the Best of Market award for its Mandela pillow from the Tranquility Collection.

All of the winners and finalists are exhibitors in At Home featuring Home Textiles, which runs through Thursday, Aug. 18, at the New York International Gift Fair.

The Best of Market Award and Best New Product Awards are presented semi-annually. Best New Product Awards cover four categories: Bed, bath, dining and home accessories. A panel of trade and consumer editors select winners and finalists based on criteria including innovation in design, creative use of materials/construction and new fiber, material or technology, according to NYIGF.

The summer 2011 winners and finalists include:BEST OF MARKET

Aalamwaar Textiles (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) for Mandela pillow from the Tranquility Collection, a silk pillow woven, brushed and block printed by hand and featuring the teachings of Buddha.

"Common among these winners and finalists are superlative levels of creativity, quality and design," said Dorothy Belshaw, NYIGF director and GLM senior vice president. "The judges found these products rose above the expected."

New York Home Textiles Market Week offers buyers access to nearly 600 better bed, bath, linen and home products vendors at NYIGF.

The winter 2012 edition of Home Textiles Market Week will take place Friday, Jan. 27, through Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at locations throughout New York City. At Home featuring Home Textiles will run Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2012, at the Javits Center as part of NYIGF. Additional information is available online at www.nyigf.com.